Overview
- President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that Cuba would receive “zero” oil or money from Venezuela and urged Havana to “make a deal” before it is too late.
- Trump framed Venezuelan supplies to Cuba as compensation for security services provided by Havana.
- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said Cuba has an absolute right to import fuel from willing markets without U.S. interference or unilateral coercive measures.
- President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the United States has targeted Cuba for 66 years and asserted the country is prepared to defend itself “to the last drop of blood.”
- The reports reflect a rapid exchange of public statements, with no independent confirmation that oil shipments have actually stopped.